bordel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bordel
1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to borde wooden hut (< Germanic; akin to board ) + -el < Latin -ellus diminutive suffix
Example Sentences
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They discussed "bilateral relations, continued implementation of mutually beneficial bilateral projects" and "cooperation in peace and stability and rule of law along the borde", Myanmar state media reported.
From Reuters • Nov. 24, 2023
He nam þeos bole hude; and a borde laide.
From Selections from early Middle English, 1130-1250 Part I: Texts by Hall, Joseph
But thei fiede the vnclenliest in the worlde, as I haue saied, without tableclothe, napkinne, or towell to couer the borde, or to wipe at meate, or aftre.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. by Hakluyt, Richard
The cannoes being gonn to Puerta Vella with about two hundred and fifty men, left the shipping with a sailing crew a borde to follow after, wheir orders was given by capt.
From Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period Illustrative Documents by Jameson, J. Franklin (John Franklin)
In myde the borde and festinit in the stell, In the midst they encounter, and fastened in the steel.
From Lancelot of the Laik A Scottish Metrical Romance by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
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